This is The Baker’s Cottage, a casual bakery and savoury pie venue in Auckland.
Their focus is on New Zealand-style filled pastries and potato top pies.
Butter Chicken ($7.70)
Initial contact delivered a crisp and flaky puff pastry top alongside a firmer shortcrust base and sides. The butter chicken profile was immediate, with fragrant mild spice and creamy savoury richness carried through a thick sauce. Through the mid-palate, tender chunks of chicken thigh reinforced the substantial filling while the sauce developed deeper aromatic spice notes without significant heat. Texture combined the delicate flaky pastry with the dense creamy filling, resulting in a cohesive but balanced structure where the buttery pastry remained clearly present rather than overwhelmed.
Smoked Fish Potato Top ($8.50)
Initial contact delivered a buttery shortcrust base with a creamy smoked fish interior, establishing a softer and more rounded texture profile than the butter chicken pie. Through the mid-palate, the smoked white fish developed with delicate flaky texture and restrained savoury depth, supported by a rich béchamel filling that amplified creaminess without becoming excessively heavy. Texture combined the tender fish with the smooth filling and potato top, resulting in a highly cohesive structure. The potato topping contributed both creaminess and light surface crispness that prevented the pie from feeling overly dense.
Crispy Pork Belly Potato Top ($8.70)
Initial contact delivered rich pork savouriness alongside creamy mashed potato, establishing a heavier and more robust flavour profile immediately. Through the mid-palate, the pork belly provided tender chew with limited crispness from the skin, while bacon intensified the overall pork profile through concentrated salt and smoke. Texture combined the dense mashed potato interior with gooey melted cheese at the centre, resulting in a rich cohesive filling with minimal separation between components. The potato top contributed light crispness across the surface, offsetting the softer interior structure.
Overall, a pie-focused bakery with particularly effective integration between pastry texture and generously filled savoury profiles.
The Baker’s Cottage is located at 2 New Bond Street, Kingsland, Auckland 1021, New Zealand.